The biggest target elsewhere is Mathys Tel, who appeared to bid goodbye to Bayern Munich fans on teh pitch last night and is the subject of a bidding war involving Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and, potentially Arsenal. Spurs have also been linked with Yoane Wissa, Noah Okafor, Tyler Dibling and Angel Gomes.

Villa boss Unai Emery made it clear that any club chasing Watkins face an uphill battle. The former Arsenal manager said: “I don’t want [him to leave]. It is good news to have an offer from other clubs, or interest, it is good.

Arsenal are set to switch their attention from the Champions League back to the Premier League as they prepare to take on Manchester City. The Gunners know a win is imperative to keep them in with a slim shout of winning the title, while their opponents now have a top-four finish firmly in their sights.

Hours before both teams engaged in their UEFA Champions League phase deciders, Arsenal reportedly launched a late bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.

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Marrying his attacking and creative attributes together, Watkins’ off-ball running is also a key part of his wider contribution to his team going forward. Across the Premier League, he is one of the men most likely to stretch the opposition’s defensive line with his intelligent movement.

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The biggest target elsewhere is Mathys Tel, who appeared to bid goodbye to Bayern Munich fans on teh pitch last night and is the subject of a bidding war involving Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and, potentially Arsenal. Spurs have also been linked with Yoane Wissa, Noah Okafor, Tyler Dibling and Angel Gomes.

Before Arsenal’s win over Girona, reports broke that the club had seen a £60million bid for Ollie Watkins rejected. It comes in the aftermath of Arteta admitting his side need a new striker, but they he refused to comment on the matter.

🚨 Aston Villa are determined to reject new approach from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins. Unai Emery wants Ollie to stay and Villa didn’t like amount of first bid (£60m), also timing of the leaks ahead of UCL game. #AVFC are focused on Jhon Durán to be sold to Al Nassr now. pic.twitter.com/vnslhIGRlG

Aston Villa remain adamant they do not want to sell Ollie Watkins as it emerged Arsenal’s opening offer was almost half the price the Midlands club would value him at.